Life can truly be a roller coaster; sometimes you’re up,
sometimes you’re down. Luckily for me, I
have emotional and practical supports filling the seats of my roller
coaster. Seating next to me is my family. They hold my hand through the unexpected
twists and turns and share my joy of feeling on top of the world as the roller coaster
hits its highest peak. My family
provides an environment where I can scream, cry, or laugh without judgment or
fear they will get off the ride. Several
seats are occupied by friends. My
friends may not always be right beside me, but they are close enough for me to know
they are there. I can hear them cheering
me on to open up my eyes so that I don’t miss out on what’s in front of me. My value and beliefs ensures my roller
coaster is safe and receives necessary maintenance. Without any support, my roller coaster would
be unstable. Life would be full of
mistrust and confusion.
When I think about what my life would be like if I was
blind, I imagine a roller coaster ride where I would depend on others to
describe to me what the world looks like when you are off the ground. I would want family and friends to provide me
encouragement to take risks. I would
want society to be sensitive enough to help push me towards to success but not
so insensitive that I’m not given an opportunity to succeed.
Colleague Dahlia:
ReplyDeleteI love your metaphorical use of life as the roller coaster ride.These rough bumps,twists and turns that we go through in life as adults make us realize that we need support at all times.Can you imagine the young children that are taking these rides at an early age without much support.Your post has truly open our eyes to the fact that we do need to be more caring and sensitive to our students who enter in our classrooms with challenges of their own. Thank you for your post!
Sharon.
Dahia, I also enjoyed your metaphor of life being like a roller coaster and it is so true! You seem to have a lot of positive supports in your life,as do I, and we are truly blessed to have our family and friends to support us. Thanks for your post! :)
ReplyDeleteAmber
Hi Dalhia,
ReplyDeleteHow eloquently you put your support group. All of our groups may be different and yet they seem the same. I am proud of my support as I read so are you. I think having the type of support we have shows who we are and why. It does not matter where you come from, but the difference we make in someone’s life. Thank you Dalhia for you post, it was very inspiring to read.
Kathleen